Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-02
BULWER.S WIFE.
A Painful Story of Her Life With the
Great Novelist.

There has Just been issued In London SAYS the
Philadelphia Telegraph, a book OF painful interest
1t is the '.Life OF Rosina Lady Lytton: Published
In Yindcation OF Her Memory The biographer is
her ladyships literary executor, Miss Louisa De-
vey.
Miss Wheeler first met Bulwer at the house OF
Miss Benger In 1875. 'He had just returned from
Paris, and was Respondent with French polish, so
far as boots went His cobweb cambria shirt front
was a triumph OF lace and embroidery, combina-
ton never seen IN this country till six or seven
years later, except on babies frockS Studs, too
except ID racing stables, were then est but q
perfect galaxy gIittered along the milky way
down the center or this fairy-like lingerie. His
hail, which was really golden, gEtteringly golden
and abundant, he wore literally In long rfnglets
tnat almost reached his shoulders" Miss Wheeler
did not fall so deeply in love with Bulwer as he APP
parently Old with her. The end OF 1t was that
after Miss Wheeler had twice refused him they
were married In August, 1897.
about ten months after the wedding anearly a
month before the birth OF her daughter" Mrs.
Buwer was in the constant habit OF assisting her
husband as much possible in his literary la6orS
and on that occasion had been helping him by
getting down books from the library shelves. Worn
out and exhausted one evening she had lain down
on the sofa, when her lord and master ordered her
to hand down another volume, and for that pur-
pose TO mount step-ladder. 'Really Edward"
she said Il canot do more; am SO tired In a
sudden Mt OF fury he sprang TO his feet and kicked
her in the side with such savage violence that sht,
tainted from the pain. When the baby was born
with his domestic arrangements. In his elegant
phraseOlogy, he declined 10 allow his wtfe's time
70 De taken up by any ID child" Mrs
1915 was Miss Byrne, and a deposition OF hers
Is printed, In which IL is stated that Bulwer sip
one OF his brutal RACES, kicked and banged be
ladyShlp about the stone floor Till she was blo 4
and blue" and further that on one occasion wniie
tney were dining together, che seized q car1no-
knife and rushed at his wife, when she erie d ont
For Gods sake Edward, take care what ION are
about! when he dropped the knife, and S,Jrinpin0
on her Like tiger, made his teeth meet VI her LEFT
indeed anyone except Bulwer and ,lis, wife were
present when this happened, and the story rests
therefore, upon the evidence Of Mr., Bulwer her,
self. SA "0A
1t is impossible to give in few words An idea a,
the bitterness which SubSiSted between the nus
band and wife. She calls him ssSir liar - shat
nend," and so on
In 1857 she published her sAppeal TO the Justice
ana Charity OF the English People, which brought
her little money, though tnsliffciept even TO nav
ner OeotS- she writes that 'she hopes soon to
nave nice long drive In her hearse:" that she is
"Wltnout literally penny piece in the world"
tnat she rs nearly mad from total want of sleep"
Inc next incident OF importance is LADY Iyt-
tons sudden appearance on the musings at Hert
IOru- Wnere ner husband was a candidate ssSir
Lars mead iei literally as II he had been shots he
staggereu against the post, and seemed not to
have strength TO move j then said in A loud
calm and stern voice, Sir Edward George Earle
Bower Lytton. as i am not in the habit of stab
blng IN the back 1t is TO you in the first instance
that address myself" Sir Liar with mis-
hands before his face, made rush from the hus-
ara! mes guilty; he dare not face her." sir Ed
ward we are told, now ''loSt no time In resortinc
TO the desperate expedient OF incarcerating his
VIE N Iunatlc asylum" Sir Edward was CO.
raised about his wifes incarceration was so great
that she had 10 be set at liberty